⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35173879, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Orthotrichum leiocarpum subsp. shawii .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35173879
) with original publication details: Musci Eur. Nov. fasc. 1--2 Mon 1. 1 1864.